China agreed on dialogue with Iran in nuclear dispute

China renewed its support Friday for negotiations over Iran's disputed nuclear activities, the muslin country’s interior minister said and warned that new U.N. sanctions could force Iran to adopt "other means."

"China would like to continue its efforts to push forward the peaceful resolution of Iran's nuclear issue," Xinhua quoted Yang as saying.

China, one of five permanent veto-holding members of the U.N. Security Council, has urged Iran to cooperate with U.N. inspectors but has thwarted attempts by fellow permanent U.N. Security Council members - the U.S., Britain and France - to impose harsh U.N. sanctions on Iran.

Undeterred, the U.S. has said it will still push for new penalties unless Tehran scraps technology that could produce nuclear bombs.

Pour Mohammadi declined to elaborate on statements by other Iranian officials that new sanctions could lead Tehran to end cooperation with the IAEA.

However, he said Iran would choose a different approach if dialogue fails.

"If dialogue doesn't work, then we will employ other means," Pour Mohammadi said.

"Unfriendly relations with the IAEA is not something we wish to see happen," he said.

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